Central Michigan community mobilizes against racist message

Aleanna Siacon Detroit Free Press Published 7:49 PM EST Nov 9, 2018 After a racist message was found scrawled across the whiteboard of a college dorm in Central Michigan University’s Sweeney Hall on Wednesday, the campus community mobilized quickly to denounce the hateful words and tack on messages of love and support instead. Sophomore Yasmeen Duncan, of Detroit, shared a photo of the ugly message to Twitter late Wednesday. Riddled with expletives, the writer cursed at the room’s residents, calling them “monkey black w****s.” On Twitter, Duncan added that she and her roommates are all black women, and filed a police report in response. The Free Press has reached out to Duncan for more information. A day after the incident, CMU President Bob Davies shared a campus-wide statement decrying the “hateful remarks” and apologizing to the students, their families and their friends. “This is an attack not only on three young women of color, it is an attack on all of us. On all of CMU. On all of Mount Pleasant,” Davis said. “I assure you racism, misogyny, bigotry and hatred will not be tolerated on this campus. Many leaders, offices and teams across campus are involved in investigating this, determining our next steps, and supporting those affected and our entire university community.” Davies statement urged anyone with information about the incident to contact CMU’s Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity at [email protected] or 989-774-3253, and shared information about a number of other campus resources for support. “We must do… [Read full story]